Very new to solar but started purchasing items, not sure of the final specs of the whole system.
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Collecting the leftovers of the Great Sky Reactor.
Very nice…
Hopefully we will get some sun tomorrow so I can really push them now that the solar assistant is connected. So far no power issues, flickering they only two things that caused any flickering on the 12kw was the toaster oven and blender. I will try those out tomorrow and see what happens.
Looks like it a few minutes after sunsets today, stayed up late after everyone was asleep and moved more breakers around.
Slowly working to balance the loads across the batteries. Zero pv production today and just taking the time to look at wood stoves and other ideas.
Few links I have.
Damper system
www.usstove.com
www.englander-stoves.com
154613-us.all.biz
www.familyfarmandhome.com
www.blazeking.com
Resources
www.hearth.com
Slowly working to balance the loads across the batteries. Zero pv production today and just taking the time to look at wood stoves and other ideas.
Few links I have.
Damper system
US Stove Company | Wood Stoves | Gas Stoves | Furnaces | Outdoor Living
Keeping America warm since 1869.
www.usstove.com
Pellet Stoves | Made in the USA
Manufactured in the United States, Englander pellet stoves are an excellent source of additional heat and provide long heating autonomy.
www.englander-stoves.com
Charmaster Products, Inc. in Grand Rapids | Online-store Charmaster Products, Inc. Grand Rapids (USA)
A complete range of products and services Charmaster Products, Inc.. All information about Charmaster Products, Inc. in Grand Rapids (USA).
154613-us.all.biz
Fire Chief Indoor Furnace EPA 2020 Certified FC1000E
Winning an industry-acclaimed 2019 VESTA Award, the 2020 EPA Certified FC1000E enters the market with little competition. Fire Chief continues to perfect its Whole-Home Heating Solution guarantee by delivering warmer air, cleaner exhaust, and longer burn
www.familyfarmandhome.com
Wood – Blaze King
www.blazeking.com
Resources
Hearth – Hearth.com- Learn to Burn!
www.hearth.com
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Three days of clouds but the temps were 40/50's. I was thinking of using the truck today if it was cloudy again but we have
some sun today. Just did the bare minimum yesterday and only used 11.8 kwh on bank 2. It's interesting how it shows the mppt controllers,
hopefully can have 16 charge controllers online in about two weeks. Cooked for the clients the blender/mini toaster did not cause the eg4's to blink.
some sun today. Just did the bare minimum yesterday and only used 11.8 kwh on bank 2. It's interesting how it shows the mppt controllers,
hopefully can have 16 charge controllers online in about two weeks. Cooked for the clients the blender/mini toaster did not cause the eg4's to blink.
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EG4s still doing well, cannot wait to get the 8 mppts running as I really need those.
EV charging plus heat, cooking and we do way more laundry than most due to our work really
needs more panels. I looked into heat pump dryers but the reviews were all over the place, many
reporting very long dry times. Does anyone have a heat pump based dryer?
EV charging plus heat, cooking and we do way more laundry than most due to our work really
needs more panels. I looked into heat pump dryers but the reviews were all over the place, many
reporting very long dry times. Does anyone have a heat pump based dryer?
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Yes, I have one - basically the cheapest/simplest one I could find (a Candy Smart Pro CSOEH8A3TES). Works perfectly fine. Yes, clothes don't get as warm as a typical dryer, but they're dry none the less. A big advantage is that you don't need to vent these machines; they collect the water in a container that you just pour out.
Per many the dry cycle was twice as long? How about cleaning and that mold could be an issue? Our current dryer tops out around 6200w during first 10 minutes.
Dry cycle is longer, but power consumption is lower even if it takes longer. I've not had any indications of mold, and cleaning is easy in my opinion: throw out the water and clean the filters. Total power consumption for a full load (8kg) is about 1.5kWh.
The hvac and the charger have been running all morning, charging at 40 amps. Very exciting to really
be able to use all the solar available to run everything near max. So far no issues from the eg4, I
had researched the lf/hf inveter and was not sure what to expect. As you can see in the picture
the voltage is stable under loads.
be able to use all the solar available to run everything near max. So far no issues from the eg4, I
had researched the lf/hf inveter and was not sure what to expect. As you can see in the picture
the voltage is stable under loads.
